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Neurology, Pharmacology, & Poultry | SciShow Talk Show
Dr. Genevieve Lind explains how she uses frog eggs to learn how drugs affect receptors in the brain and Jessi's chicken Goldie shows us one use for the cloaca. Hosted by: Hank Green
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5 Great Minds to Celebrate in 2021 and Beyond | Compilation
To ring in 2021, we want to celebrate some of the greatest minds in science — folks who have contributed to our understanding of the world and in some cases saved lives along the way!
TED Talks
Siddharthan Chandran: Can the damaged brain repair itself?
After a traumatic brain injury, it sometimes happens that the brain can repair itself, building new brain cells to replace damaged ones. But the repair doesn't happen quickly enough to allow recovery from degenerative conditions like...
SciShow
The Woman Who Changed Drug Development
From a new method of drug design to an antiviral agent for herpes, Gertrude Elion's works totally transformed the world of drug development.
TED Talks
Shohini Ghose: Quantum computing explained in 10 minutes
A quantum computer isn't just a more powerful version of the computers we use today; it's something else entirely, based on emerging scientific understanding -- and more than a bit of uncertainty. Enter the quantum wonderland with TED...
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Neurology, Pharmacology, & Poultry | SciShow Talk Show
Dr. Genevieve Lind explains how she uses frog eggs to learn how drugs affect receptors in the brain and Jessi's chicken Goldie shows us one use for the cloaca.
TED Talks
Christopher Bahl: A new type of medicine, custom-made with tiny proteins
Some common life-saving medicines, such as insulin, are made of proteins so large and fragile that they need to be injected instead of ingested as pills. But a new generation of medicine -- made from smaller, more durable proteins known...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Tourism and Commercialization
Mike Read, International Space Station Commercial Space Utilization Manager, discusses NASA's new directive that further opens up the station for commercialization and space tourism with the goal of developing a robust economy in...
Healthcare Triage
What's a Fair Price? Price Gouging and Pharmaceuticals.
Why do drug prices rises? Are pharmaceutical companies ripping people off? Drug price gouging has been all over the media this week. This is Healthcare Triage News.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Health Technologies
Dr. Dorit Donoviel and Dr. Kristin Fabre, Director of TRISH and Senior Innovation Scientist, are helping NASA solve challenges and prepare for deep space travel through the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) by...
The Wall Street Journal
Anne Wojcicki on Genetic Testing, Your Data and The Next Innovation
23andMe has built its business on collecting data from millions of at-home testing kits. As the company moves to develop therapeutic drugs, CEO Anne Wojcicki outlines the next health innovations that could be powered by genetic data.
The Wall Street Journal
Taking Psychedelics Mainstream
Matthew Johnson of Johns Hopkins University and Psilera co-founder Jacqueline von Salm discuss the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and when we can expect to use these alternative treatments safely.
The Wall Street Journal
The Cost of the Cure
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Dr. Amy P. Abernethy spoke with Reporter Peter Loftus about how regulators and companies can make the drug development process more efficient without compromising safety.
Healthcare Triage
How New Drugs Are Developed
Dan Skovronsky, President of Lilly Research Laboratories and Chief Scientific Officer for Eli Lilly and Company gives us a peek into the drug discovery and development process specifically focused on Alzheimer's detection and research.
The Wall Street Journal
The Power Of Your DNA
Now 13 years old, 23andMe is aiming to expand its revenue stream to incorporate genetic data into drug development. Its co-founder and CEO lays out her vision to expand beyond genetic-testing kits.
The Wall Street Journal
A Crispr Cure?
Gene-editing tools like Crispr/Cas9 offer the potential to both enhance and correct the building-blocks of life. What progress has been made in using gene editing to diagnose and treat disease?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Partnerships Help Drugmakers Get Closer to Patients
A look at new partnerships that take drug development out of the clinic and into the real world.